Feel free to finish the book for Tuesday, but I'll only ask you to read the next three chapters for Tuesday's quiz and discussion. We'll technically finish the book for Thursday--see the revised schedule two posts down in case you haven't noticed it. Also, don't forget the Conversation Paper #2 assignment, which I assigned last Tuesday (it's one post down).
Some ideas to consider...
* Do you think her experiences in Ashland represent a "relapse" in her journey of self-discovery? Consider she asks herself, "I was different. Wasn't I?"
* Why is she so anxious to hook up with a guy that she takes pains to show us isn't very articulate or interesting beyond his looks? For someone so introspective, isn't this an odd choice? Or is that the point?
* Why does she feel she is "betraying" the PCT by being so far away from it?
* She says in Chapter 15 that she wants to forgive herself even though she doesn't necessarily regret what she's done: "if I could go back in time I wouldn't do anything differently than I had done" (258). Can you ask for forgiveness without regretting or repenting your previous misdeeds? Why might she think so?
*Why does she make a list of all her mother's mistakes in Chapter 16? What kind of mistakes are they? Does she seem sympathetic about them--or judgmental?
* Why does she literally eat her mother in Chapter 16? Do you think this is a moment of acceptance or rejection? Or confusion?
* She doesn't know what to expect at Crater Lake, though her guidebook tells her to expect something awe-inspiring. Does she find it? What happens to her there?
* She says earlier that the trail gives you thinks when you're not expecting them--"trail magic." What kind of trail magic does she experience in these chapters?
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